Bled Chess Festival 2017

1) The tournament's organizer and promoter is ŠD Caissa in cooperation with the association Turizem Bled and ŠK Ljubljana. The tournament will take place from Friday, 10 March 2017, to Sunday, 12 March 2017, in the great hall of the Grand Hotel Toplice, Bled.

2) All chess enthusiast are eligible to participate, however, a dress code must be observed. Smart clothes are obligatory!

3) The FIDE rules for standard chess will apply. Each player will have 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move for every game, 5 rounds in accordance with the Swiss-system tournament. Pairings will be determined by the WINSVICAR computer program.

6) IMPORTANT: Deadline for preliminary applications is Friday, 03/03/2017 via e-mail address: darjakaps@gmail.com. An entry fee is required and should be paid before the start of the competition. The payment should be made to a checking account SI56 0243 0025 5576 714 (ŠD Caissa, Prelesje 12, 8342 Stari trg ob Kolpi) open at Nova ljubljanska banka d.d., Trg republike 2, 1000 Ljubljana, SWIFT: LJBASI2X).The list of chess players who applied in advance will be posted on the tournament's websites (www.caissa.si and www.sahklub-ljubljana.com) and will be regularly updated.

8) The prize pool amounts to EUR 4.070,00 gross + practical prizes in the amount of EUR 1.000,00. The prizes are not cumulative; each participant may receive only one. Prizes will be paid after the conclusion of the tournament to the recipient's bank account, upon presenting the relevant information (ID, address, tax number and bank account number)

Top three up to the rating of 2400: 1st place = EUR 200; 2nd place = EUR 150; 3rd place = EUR 100

9) Visit by Judit Polgar• On Friday,10 March 2017 at 16:45 p.m. opening ceremony with GM Judit Polgar as a VIP guest

• On Saturday, 11 March 2017, a meeting with Judit Polgar will be held, who will present her chess career to the youngest tournament participants and later on her views on chess training to chess mentors and instructors. A press conference will follow.- 11:00 to 12:00: Judit Polgar meeting with the youngest ("World of inspiration")- 15:00 to 17:00: meeting with mentors and instructors ("World of hard work")- 17:15: press conference